

There is shown to be a lack of trust between Negan and his right hand man Simon. However, they have been known to kill large numbers of people, for example on the orders of Simon, they executed every man and boy over the age of ten in one community for resisting (though this particular atrocity was committed prior to Negan assuming command of the Saviors).

One instance of the Saviors killing few people is when Negan only executed Abraham and Glenn after Alexandria had killed dozens of Saviors. Negan believes that by killing one person he is saving hundreds. They will usually kill one person in a group to get their point across so that the remaining people will work for them. The Saviors however tend to kill few people, as Negan views them as a resource. However, while Negan allows brutality, he despises sexual violence and will execute any member who tries to commit rape. Negan himself is notorious for this particular execution method, carrying with him at all times "Lucille", a baseball bat wrapped with barbed wire.

One known victim is a 16-year-old boy who was beaten to death to force the servitude of the Hilltop community. The Saviors used extreme methods of violence to achieve their goals: on several occasions, they have clubbed people to death, and one group has taken polaroid-style photos of their victims. Negan established a system that has yet to be fully explained and called them the Saviors due to his belief that he is saving people. Negan took the Sanctuary from him with the help of Simon and became the next leader. Negan described the Saviors as a being made up of gangs of animals under the new leader rule. At one point the Saviors were led by an apparently incompetent leader. The Saviors have had multiple leaders, one taking the place after the other. In return, Negan promises them protection from walkers and other groups. They also had a reputation of being ruthless and uncompromising. through murder and brutality to coerce survivors (such as those at the Hilltop) to provide a steady stream of food and other goods. Under their charismatic authoritarian leader Negan, they enacted a brutal regime to subjugate any and all communities they came across in the area surrounding Washington, D.C. The Saviors were a group of survivors founded with the goal of restoring civilization to the world. 4.2.15 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life".4.2.1 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be".Most went on to join the communities they once oppressed while a handful joined a group of rough raiders led by Jed before its destruction. Six years after the apparent death of Rick Grimes, the remaining Saviors have disbanded following the Sanctuary going "bust". The community was home to close to 600 members, both soldiers and workers, as well as families and children living in the Sanctuary, though their numbers were greatly diminished during the course of the war. After a brief war with the Militia and Negan's eventual defeat, the Saviors and the Militia declare peace. While under Negan Smith's leadership, they served as the primary antagonistic group for the second half of Season 6, and the whole of Season 7 and Season 8 and while under Jed's leadership, a cell within the group served as the primary antagonistic group for the first half of Season 9. The Saviors were a vast organization of survivors introduced in Season 6 of AMC's The Walking Dead. We are the Saviors." - Negan to his Saviors. We bring civilization back to this world.
